The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary School

The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary School demonstrates a strong commitment to safeguarding and creating a supportive environment for its pupils. While the school meets expected standards in several areas, there are notable weaknesses in academic performance, especially in writing, where children struggle with foundational skills like spelling and letter formation. Leaders have begun to address these concerns, particularly in reading and mathematics, showing a proactive stance towards improvement.

Strengths

• Leaders maintain high expectations for attendance and behaviour.
• A culture of safeguarding is well established, ensuring pupils feel safe and cared for.
• Leaders effectively collaborate with parents and external agencies to support students with additional needs.
• Pupils enjoy diverse enrichment opportunities and exhibit positive attitudes towards learning.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent teaching quality affects student learning, particularly in writing.
• Some pupils do not achieve well in national tests, especially in key stage 2.
• Staff variability in implementing effective strategies for reducing barriers to learning.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary School attended 96.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.6% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.2% of pupils at The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary School had 22.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 15.2% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 17.1% of pupils at The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.4% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary School received £7,437 and spent £7,422 for each of its 416 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £323,000 (£777 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary School is Needs attention, from an inspection in May 2026.

When was The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary School was last inspected in May 2026.

How many pupils does The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary School have?

The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary School has 434 pupils on roll.

What age range does The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary School cover?

The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 45% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary School?

The Lincoln Bishop King Church of England Primary School is at Kingsway, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN5 8EU.